OECD Report Highlights Canada’s Economic Immigration System as ‘Benchmark’ for Other Countries

OECD Report Highlights Canada’s Economic Immigration System as ‘Benchmark’ for Other Countries
Ahmed Hussen, seen here as the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, responds to the 2019 Spring Reports of the Auditor General in Ottawa on May 7, 2019. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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Canada’s economic immigration system has received high praise in a new OECD report, which commended it as a widely perceived “benchmark” and “role model” for the rest of the world.

The report is part of a series of reviews focusing on the labour migration policies of different countries. It was authored by Thomas Liebig, a senior migration specialist with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, who officially released the report on Aug. 13 in Toronto accompanied by federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen.